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Thursday, March 26
Starting Happy Hour
6:00 pm â 9:00pm // Beaux Cafe Castro
Monday, March 27
The Primary Occasion
8:30am // Doorways Open â Castro Theatre
9:30am â 11am // Glorious day Sessions // Castro Theatre
Welcome // Leanne Pittsford, Creator, Lesbians Whom Tech
Let’s Have This Summit Started // Erica Anderson, Twitter & Danielle Moodie Mills, Emcees
Breaking the Bro Code // Dominique DeGuzman, Program Engineer, Twilio
From information Geek to growing commander to âPeople Focused’ authority // How to Emerge from Shadows Christy Gaughan, Director of promotional Science, Genentech
Can Technology resolve Gun Violence // Pia Carusone, past Chief of workforce to Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
Day Keynote
Unpacking confidentiality, Rose Hayes, technology Director at Google & Board of Directors at Transgender Law Center
When we mention privacy, we typically make use of much of the exact same vocabulary we used to explore safety. How does this effect the targets we set, the concerns we ask, as well as the responses we provide. What is actually lacking from the perspective that comes together with the security outlook?
11:00am // Just Take A Rest â You Deserve It
11:30am // Breakout Lounge Sessions // (places given)
Ladies in Tech Lounge // Qbar // Sponsored by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux club // Sponsored by Amazon
Job & Connection Lounge // paid by Linkedin
11:30am // belated Morning Main level Sessions // Castro Theatre
UX analysis and Design: the human being Side of Tech, Aga Bojko, Director of User analysis, Indiegogo
Sponsorship Actually Adequate: The Reason Why Tech Companies Tend To Be Failing To Bring In Feminine Engineers, Adria Richards
From the majority of Winning Kickstarter promotion Ever to a Gaming Empire // just how One Entrepreneur Re-imaged the Way We Enjoy Games, Julie Uhrman, creator & Chief Executive Officer, OUYA
Thank you for the Service. Thanks for visiting Entry-level, Vanessa Vinson
Just how one queer females is trying making it in technology after offering her nation.
The long run Genetic Testing // Emily Conley, 23andMe
Fireside Chat // How Badass Women Can Be Solving Tech’s Diversity Challenge
Moderated by Danielle Moodie Mills & Aisha Moodie Mills
Kimberly Bryant, Black Women Code
Tina Lee, Mom Coders
Aliya Rahman // Program Director, Code for Advancement
12:30pm // get Grub On // Lunch Breakouts
Meal Outbreaks Sessions*
Lunch enrollment will open up quickly!
Music Technical // Hosted by Pandora
Programmers Connect // Hosted by Twilio
Technical Power Lesbians Q & A // managed by SnapChat
Decoding business Equity payment // Hosted by Robasciotti & Associates, Inc
Ignite Lunch Sessions // Managed by Optimizely
*For meal, you’ll pick one regarding the breakout periods in locations round the Castro theatre, each on an alternate topic. Meal subscription will open up quickly!
2:00pm // Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
How Automated Computer Software, Quantitative Analytics & Formulas Are Making Investment Preparing A Lot More Accessible For Millennials, Ali Rosenthal, Vp of Strategic Partnerships, Wealthfront
Exactly how Coaching Transgender Ladies Technical Techniques is Keeping Life // Lose Angelica Ross, Creator TransTech
Lesbians Who Technical Entrepreneur Pitch Program
Four incredible queer women entrepreneurs will pitch the companies and applications they may be building, in front of a panel of judges such as traders and business owners.
Business Owners
Riana Lynn, Food Trace
Katy Atkinson, DataSnap
Monica Taher, ClipYap
A lot more shortly!
Judges
Robyn Exton, Creator, Dattch
Kathrina Manalac, Y Combinator
Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder, Reddit
2:00pm // Afternoon Lounge Sessions // (locations given)
Detail by detail schedule of breakout periods not far off!
Women in technical Lounge // QBar // paid by Indiegogo
Hacker’s Lounge // Beaux club // Sponsored by Amazon
Profession & relationship Lounge // paid by Linkedin
3:15pm // City Director Lesbians Just Who Tech Meetup!
// QBar
Jess Ainlay, Chicago
Caroline Younger, Boston
Jennifer Oslislo, Portland
3:30pm // simply take A Break + Have a glass or two // truly, You Deserve It
4:00pm // Keynotes & Afternoon Sessions // Castro Theatre
Keynote Meeting
Kara Swisher, Founder, Re/code.net
Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce.com
Keynote Ignite Period
Women Against Humanity, Kate Stayman-London, Lead Storyteller, Change.org
How I became a VC within my 20’s, Sarah Kunst, Partner, Fortis associates
Just how a Brazilian Lesbian certain Bill Gates to start out Expedia, Soraya Bittencourt, Product and computer software technology Executive
The ongoing future of Smartphone Wellness Technical, Meg Columbia-Walsh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inverse Cellphone
Keynote Meeting
Megan Smith, Fundamental Tech Officer, Usa
Leanne Pittsford, Founder, Lesbians Whom Tech
5:30pm // which is A Wrap // tall Fives
5:30pm After Party: Cocktails + Conversation // Hell Yeah // The Cafe (Hosted by Yelp, introduction program & Mandrill)
Saturday, March 28
Hackathon // Mozilla Offices SF
Registration not far off!
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Workshop Track // Github Soma Offices
Registration just around the corner!
9:30am break fast
10:30am â 12:00pm // Morning Sessions
Just before Lean in // comprehending the Neuroscience of Change, Tamera Schmidt, Director Sales quality at VMware & Neuro mentor
Your Gut as a Culture-Changing Tool, Ginger Chien, contribute Member of Specialized Staff/Data Services Device Architect at AT&T Mobility
Individual PR: Developing and Handling Your Own Brand, Elissa Beth, CTO/Co-Founder at Glimpse Labs
The Secret of Presenting And Public Speaking // Holley Murchison, Rhetoric Mentor, Oratory Glory
How to Find your absolute best Talk // Cloe Shasha, Ted connect Programs Producer at TED
Seafood Bowl Coaching
Dani Rukin, CPCC, PCC, Management Developing and Career Mentor
Rajkumari Neogy, CEO at iRestart
12:30pm â 2:00pm // Lunch program
Hacking the Tech Workforce
Mary Scotton, Main Designer Evangelist at salesforce.com
Ayori Selassie, Sr. Remedy Engineer, Sales Engineer, System Professional at
salesforce.com
Women and underrepresented minorities tend to be hacking the technology staff. This has been over a year since Silicon Valley technology organizations published their own dismal diversity stats. As a result, we have now seen an ever growing neighborhood of entrepreneurs and developers modifying the tech landscaping, one Hackathon/Conference/Company at any given time. Join all of us to listen to these achievements stories and how to implement these cheats inside place of work.
2:00pm // Afternoon Classes
The constituents of Tech Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Q & A
Janelle S. Allen, Creator at Learnwise.co
Jessica McGlory, Founder at Business Forecast Project
More soon
Ideas on how to Grow Your Company & Your Number Of Customers
Ari Isaacman Astles, Director of Growth, NY Times
Lisa Sullivan-Cross, VP Development, Pandora
Maud Pasturaud, Smartphone & Commerce Development Expert
Dealing with Stealth Barriers to Diverse engagement and improved development, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft from National Center for females & that (NCWIT)
Arrive discover a few of the concealed barriers and simple biases that often avoid companies from employing top skill. Contained in this entertaining demonstration, Dr. Catherine Ashcraft through the nationwide Center for females & that (NCWIT), will talk about how people and businesses can efficiently deal with these undetectable obstacles in order to much better attract and wthhold the varied talent that may drive future invention. Attendees will discover about tangible tricks and resources they could utilize for applying these practices within their businesses.
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Brunch Double Union
Registration coming soon!
Wish to have LesbiansWhoTech all year long in your area? You might want to start a feminist maker/hackerspace where you could go out with folks you like weekly! Find out how dual Union produced a women-centered, queer-positive, feminist society working area and exactly how you could carry out the same your geographical area. Hear an interview with two beginning members of Double Union how they discovered a place, signed the rent, and liberated a 3D printer. We will provide a light brunch with vegan and gluten-free choices.
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Lesbians Which Bike
Registration not far off!
Sunday, March 1
Closing Brunch
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